A recent article on this very site reminded me of an article I’d been meaning to write for ages. Whilst that article was about reading about games, this one is about what we actually learn from games. I don’t mean in an ‘I’ve learnt I have a brain age of a forty year old, and [...]
Tags: Arcventure, bioware, Dr Kawashima, DS, enki, Games, Granny's Garden, Learning, Modern Warfare 2, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sabbi Stone, sega, shenmue, Sonic, Suikoden, Super Street Fighter, video games, Water Margin, Yakuza
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Thu, August 12 2010 » Articles » 3 Comments
This week Tom, Luke, and Ian are joined by new contributor Craig Lengert. Topics for discussion include: Love Film coming to PS3 and Wii, projected adoption rates for Microsoft’s Kinect and Sony’s Playstation Move, the lack of decent strategy games on consoles, and so much more. Remember when we reach 50 reviews on itunes we will pick a random reviewer and give them the game of their choice!
Tags: 3DS, DS, Kinect, lovefilm, microsoft, move, Newb, newbreview, Nintendo, piracy, Podcast, PS3, PSP, R4, R4 card, Review, Sony, Starcraft 2, video games, Wii, Xbox360
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Tue, August 10 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 4 Comments
This week Tom is joined by Kieran, Adam and Ian as they discuss all of the week’s latest gaming news including the unveiling of Street Fighter X Tekken at Comic-Con and Rockstar’s recent legal dealings with UK tabloid, The Daily Star. Top 5 also makes it’s weekly return, this time charting down the Top 5 [...]
Tags: Blizzard, Capcom, Comic-Con, Daily Star, GTA, microsoft, Newb, newbreview, Nintendo, Podcast, PS3, Review, rockstar, Sony, Starcraft 2, street fighter, Tekken, video games, Wii, Xbox360
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Mon, August 2 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 3 Comments
This week Tom, Alan, Sabbi and Ash take to the mic to discuss the latest news in the world of gaming. We discuss the cancellation of 1 vs 100, long running magazine PC Zone shuts down and Peter Molyneux tries to outdo Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg in a “my game’s bigger than your game” contest. [...]
Tags: 1 vs 100, 3DS, Activision, Call of Duty, DS, eric hirshberg, Halo, Mario, microsoft, Newb, newbreview, Nintendo, pc zone, Peter Molyneux, Podcast, PS3, PSP, Review, Sony, video games, Wii, Xbox360
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Sun, July 25 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No Comments
This week Tom is joined by Alan, Kieran, and the special one, Mr Adam Radcliffe, to discuss all the important topics in gaming.
How do the Newbs react to government budget cuts affecting the games industry?
How does Microsoft manage to make them all smiley and giggley inside?
How can you win Medal of Honour Beta Codes?
Listen to the show to find out…
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Tags: Adam Radcliffe, Alan Parish, ea, gaming, Kieran Roycroft, Medal of Honour, microsoft, The Newb Review, Tom Wallis, video games
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Sun, June 27 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No Comments
Tom, Alan, Luke and Steve are behind the mics this week along with special guest, Mary Mears. They bring you their take on the world of video games, including Onlive, COD Map Packs and why games were better in my day. You really need to listen to this one. Don’t forget to leave us an [...]
Tags: 3D, braindead hero, Call of Duty Map Packs, dsi, Games were better in my day, gaming, kamiza, Mary Mears, Mightyles, News, onlive, PS3, The Newb Review, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, video games, Wii, Xbox 260
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Mon, May 24 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 3 Comments
While Tom was off slumming it with the guys from Joypod Alan snuck in and sat in the host chair for this weeks episode. The newbs discuss EA’s new online pass, Little Big Planet 2, the release date for Natal and much more. Don’t forget to leave us an iTunes review to be in with [...]
Tags: 3D, braindead hero, dsi, EA Online Pass, gaming, Little Big Planet 2, natal, News, PS3, The Newb Review, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, video games, Wii, Xbox 260
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Sat, May 15 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No Comments
Another week has come and gone and the Newbs are back again with the latest edition of the podcast. This time we’ve got Tom and Kieran leading the way with friend of the show Adam in a guest appearance. The guys tackle all the usual stuff with news of Bungie joining the Darkside (Activision) and [...]
Tags: 3DS, Activision, Adam Radcliffe, bioware sex mechanic, black ops, bungie, Call of Duty, crofterz, Darkspawn Chronicles, Dragon Age: Origins, dsi, Green Penis, Hulk, microsoft, Nintendo, Podcast, PS3, PSP, Sony, The Newb Review, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, top 5, video games, Wii, Xbox360
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Sat, May 8 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 6 Comments
Today Tom and Luke are joined by friend of the show – Giles to tackle the nonsense that is the video game world. Ubisoft are going green, the new iphone and the most “awe-shittest” games of all time are just some of the topics covered in this weeks episode. Leave us a review in iTunes [...]
Tags: 3DS, environment, games to seduce females, Giles Male, Green, iphone, leak, manuals, microsoft, Mightyles, Nintendo, Playstation, Podcast, Sony, The Newb Review, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, Ubisoft, video games, Wii, XBox 360
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Wed, April 28 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No Comments
With the rest of The Newb Review staff either off sick or getting married, join Tom and Joe as they discuss the latest gaming news, including Final Fantasy IX coming to Japanese PSN and Microsoft finally embracing external storage. Leave us a review on iTunes. When we hit 50 reviews we will give a game [...]
Tags: final fantasy ix, Joefeesh, microsoft, newbreview, playstation podcast, PSN, Review, Sony, The Newb Review, Tom Wallis, Tom01255, video games, Xbox360
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Sun, April 11 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » 3 Comments